TikTok distances from Beijing in response to India app ban


FILE PHOTO File photo of the TikTok logo on a mobile phone screen in this picture taken February 21 2019. REUTERSDanish SiddiquiFile Photo

TikTok, which is not available in China, is owned by China’s ByteDance but has sought to distance itself from its Chinese roots to appeal to a global audience. — Reuters

NEW DELHI: Social media app TikTok distanced itself from Beijing after India banned 59 Chinese apps in the country, according to a correspondence seen by Reuters.

In a letter to the Indian government dated June 28th and seen by Reuters on Friday, TikTok chief executive Kevin Mayer said the Chinese government has never requested user data, nor would the company turn it over if asked.

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